Program Clave & Sons by Eric Rath on your next percussion ensemble concert to expose your younger students to the wonderful world of Latin percussion. Each part is written with very traditional patterns and rhythms that are a lot of fun to learn!
Students working on this piece will learn not only how to play these often overlooked instruments, but how they were designed to fit into their natural musical habitat.
Difficulty: Easy +
Duration: 2:35
Instrumentation:
- Player 1: Xylophone or Bells
- Player 2: 4 Octave Marimba
- Player 3: Timpani (4)
- Player 4: Claves
- Player 5: Bass Drum
- Player 6: Shaker or Maracas
- Player 7: Guiro
- Player 8: Timbales, Ride/Crash Cymbal or Cowbell
- Player 9 (Optional): Bongos
- Player 10 (Optional): Congas
Clave & Sons comes as a score, plus a CD that contains individual parts and an MP3 recording of the piece.
This piece is excerpted from Eric Rath and Ralph Hick's collaborative book Beyond Basic Percussion.
